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Brenntag SE (XTER:BNR) Interest Coverage : 8.41 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Brenntag SE Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Brenntag SE's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €201 Mil. Brenntag SE's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-24 Mil. Brenntag SE's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.41. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Brenntag SE's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XTER:BNR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.65   Med: 8.79   Max: 13.7
Current: 9.53


XTER:BNR's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
50.71% of 1189 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.85 vs XTER:BNR: 9.53

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Brenntag SE Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Brenntag SE's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Brenntag SE Interest Coverage Chart

Brenntag SE Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.67 10.26 12.09 13.70 9.53

Brenntag SE Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.72 10.16 10.39 8.89 8.41

Competitive Comparison of Brenntag SE's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Brenntag SE's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Brenntag SE's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Brenntag SE's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Brenntag SE's Interest Coverage falls into.



Brenntag SE Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Brenntag SE's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Brenntag SE's Interest Expense was €-115 Mil. Its Operating Income was €1,099 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,120 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1098.5/-115.3
=9.53

Brenntag SE's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Brenntag SE's Interest Expense was €-24 Mil. Its Operating Income was €201 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,120 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*201/-23.9
=8.41

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Brenntag SE  (XTER:BNR) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


Brenntag SE Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Brenntag SE (XTER:BNR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Messeallee 11, Essen, NW, DEU, 45131
Brenntag SE manufactures, distributes, and sells chemicals and chemical-based products in three categories: life science, material science, and environmental. Life science chemicals are used to produce cosmetics, food, animal nutrition, and pharmaceuticals. The material science chemicals are used to produce soaps and detergents, coatings, and paints as well as the extraction of oil and gas. Environmental chemicals are used in the water treatment process. The company organizes itself into four segments based on geography: North America; Latin America; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; and Asia-Pacific. More revenue comes from EMEA than any other segment.
Executives
Michael Friede Board of Directors
Ulrich Harnacke Supervisory Board
Stefanie Berlinger Supervisory Board
Ewout Van Jarwaarde Board of Directors
Dr. Kristin Neumann Board of Directors
Richard Ridinger Supervisory Board
Doreen Nowotne Supervisory Board
Dr. Andreas Rittstieg Supervisory Board